Surveillance system with target based scrolling and related methods

Abstract

A surveillance video system may include a first device configured to process successive surveillance image files of a common area into an image transport stream for a selectable region of interest within the common area. The surveillance video system also may include a second device remote from the first device and in communication with the first device. The second device may include a display and a processor cooperating therewith. The processor may be configured to scroll the selectable region of interest to maintain a selected moving target visible on the display.

That which is claimed is: 
     
       1. A surveillance video system comprising:
 a first device configured to
 process a plurality of successive aerial earth surveillance image files of a common area, each successive aerial earth surveillance image file including image data and image file geospatial metadata associated therewith, 
 based upon the processed plurality of successive aerial earth surveillance image files, generate an image transport stream for a selectable region of interest within the common area by transcoding the image transport stream to comprise a video image transport stream for the selectable region of interest having a resolution less than that of each aerial earth surveillance image file, and 
 based upon the selectable region of interest, insert corresponding geospatial metadata into the image transport stream based upon the image file geospatial metadata; and 
 
 a second device remote from said first device and in communication therewith, said second device comprising a display and a processor cooperating therewith; 
 said processor configured to scroll the selectable region of interest to maintain a selected moving target visible on said display. 
 
     
     
       2. The surveillance video system according to  claim 1  wherein said processor is configured to generate a predicted path of movement for the selected moving target. 
     
     
       3. The surveillance video system according to  claim 2  wherein said processor is configured to generate the predicted path of movement based upon at least one of a velocity and an acceleration of the selected moving target. 
     
     
       4. The surveillance video system according to  claim 1  wherein said processor is configured to scroll the selectable region of interest to maintain the selected moving target at a selected position on said display. 
     
     
       5. The surveillance video system according to  claim 4  wherein the selected position is a center of said display. 
     
     
       6. The surveillance video system according to  claim 1  wherein said first device is configured to permit selection of the selected moving target. 
     
     
       7. The surveillance video system according to  claim 1  wherein said processor is configured to permit selection of the selected moving target. 
     
     
       8. The surveillance video system according to  claim 1  wherein each of the plurality of successive aerial earth surveillance image files comprises a Wide Area Persistent Surveillance (WAPS) image. 
     
     
       9. The surveillance video system according to  claim 1  wherein each of the plurality of successive aerial earth surveillance image files comprises a Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) 2000 image. 
     
     
       10. The surveillance video system according to  claim 1  wherein the video transport stream comprises a Moving Picture Experts Group 2 (MPEG2) transport stream. 
     
     
       11. A surveillance video device comprising:
 a display; 
 an input device to permit selection of a moving target; and 
 a processor cooperating with said display and said input device and being configured to
 communicate with a server being remote therefrom, the server transcoding a plurality of successive aerial earth surveillance image files of a common area into a video transport stream for a selectable region of interest within the common area, each successive aerial earth surveillance image file including image data and image file geospatial metadata associated therewith, the video transport stream for the selectable region of interest having a resolution less than that of each aerial earth surveillance image file and corresponding geospatial metadata from the server based upon the selectable region of interest and the image file geospatial metadata, and 
 scroll the selectable region of interest to maintain the selected moving target visible on said display, the selectable region of interest having the resolution less than that of each aerial earth surveillance image file. 
 
 
     
     
       12. The surveillance video device according to  claim 11  wherein said processor is configured to generate a predicted path of movement for the selected moving target. 
     
     
       13. The surveillance video device according to  claim 11  wherein said processor is configured to scroll the selectable region of interest to maintain the selected moving target at a selected position on said display. 
     
     
       14. The surveillance video device according to  claim 11  wherein each of the plurality of successive aerial earth surveillance image files comprises a Wide Area Persistent Surveillance (WAPS) image; and wherein the video transport stream comprises a Moving Picture Experts Group 2 (MPEG2) transport stream. 
     
     
       15. A video device comprising:
 a display; 
 an input device to permit selection of a moving target; and 
 a processor cooperating with said display and said input device and being configured to
 communicate with a server being remote therefrom, the server transcoding a plurality of successive aerial earth image files of a common area into a video transport stream for a selectable region of interest within the common area, each successive aerial earth surveillance image file including image data and image file geospatial metadata associated therewith, the video transport stream for the selectable region of interest having a resolution less than that of each aerial earth image file and corresponding geospatial metadata from the server based upon the selectable region of interest and the image file geospatial metadata, and 
 scroll the selectable region of interest to maintain the selected moving target visible on said display, the selectable region of interest having the resolution less than that of each aerial earth image file. 
 
 
     
     
       16. The video device according to  claim 15  wherein said processor is configured to generate a predicted path of movement for the selected moving target. 
     
     
       17. The video device according to  claim 15  wherein said processor is configured to scroll the selectable region of interest to maintain the selected moving target at a selected position on said display. 
     
     
       18. A method of operating a surveillance video system comprising a first device and a second device being remote therefrom and communicating therewith, the second device comprising a display and a processor cooperating therewith, the method comprising:
 using the first device to
 process a plurality of successive aerial earth surveillance image files of a common area, each successive aerial earth surveillance image file including image data and image file geospatial metadata associated therewith, 
 based upon the processed plurality of successive aerial earth surveillance image files, generate an image transport stream for a selectable region of interest within the common area by transcoding so that the image transport stream comprises a video image transport stream for the selectable region of interest having a resolution less than that of each aerial earth surveillance image file, and 
 based upon the selectable region of interest, insert corresponding geospatial metadata into the image transport stream based upon the image file geospatial metadata; and 
 
 using the second device to scroll the selectable region of interest to maintain a selected moving target visible on the display. 
 
     
     
       19. The method according to  claim 18  further comprising generating a predicted path of movement for the selected moving target. 
     
     
       20. The method according to  claim 18  wherein using the second device to scroll comprises maintaining the selected moving target at a selected position on said display. 
     
     
       21. The method according to  claim 18  further comprising using the second device to generate the selected moving target. 
     
     
       22. The method according to  claim 18  wherein each of the plurality of successive aerial earth surveillance image files comprises a Wide Area Persistent Surveillance (WAPS) image; and wherein the video transport stream comprises a Moving Picture Experts Group 2 (MPEG2) transport stream.